While the NASCAR Cup Series field whips up a plethora of throwbacks for Sunday’s (March 22) race at Darlington Raceway, Frontstretch‘s Through the Gears gets you set to try to go two in a row on your betting card this week after a dominating performance by Denny Hamlin last weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Hamlin enters this week as the defending spring Darlington winner at +550 and has a ton of momentum to carry with him and the Toyota camp, winning four of five on the season.
That one other win was snatched at Phoenix Raceway by Ford’s Ryan Blaney, who previously dominated last season in this race before being shuffled out of the lead thanks to the final late yellow flag sequence. He’ll look to avenge last year’s race at the egg-shaped oval with +1,000 odds.
Plus, what happened to Chevy, and are they on a ‘do not bet on’ list with their struggles out of the gate?
Host Wyatt Watson is joined for the first time by writer of Frontstretch‘s DraftKings NASCAR Daily Fantasy column Garrett Cook for analysis of the best bets across the major sportsbooks.
Watch here or listen wherever you get your podcasts.
Wyatt Watson has followed motorsports closely since 2007. He joined Frontstretch as a journalist in February 2023 after serving in the United States Navy for five years as an Electronic Technician Navigation working on submarines. Wyatt is one of Frontstretch's primary IndyCar correspondents, providing exclusive video content on site. He hosts Frontstretch's Through the Gears podcast and occasionally The Pit Straight.You can find Wyatt's written work in columns such as Friday Faceoff and 2-Headed Monsteras well as exclusive IndyCar features. Wyatt also contributes to Frontstretch's social media team, posting unique and engaging content for Frontstretch.
Wyatt Watson can be found on X @WyattWRacing
Garrett joined Frontstretch as a news writer in 2023, and became a fantasy racing and betting writer in 2024. Hailing from the heart of coal country in southern West Virginia, he's a married father of three and a licensed Physical Therapist Assistant there.
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